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Why the Sky Is Blue
by
Susan Meissner (Goodreads Author)
What options does a Christian woman have after she's brutally assaulted by a stranger...and becomes pregnant? That's the heartrending situation Claire Holland faces. Happily married and the mother of two when she is attacked, Claire begins an incredible journey on the painful pathway to trusting God ?in all things.? When Claire's husband, Dan, confesses he can?t be a fathe...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
July 1st 2004
by Harvest House Publishers
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I loved the first part of this book. I couldn't put it down. The main character had to make an extremely difficult decision, and the author did a wonderful job connecting the reader with the main character and her struggles. Her dilemma had no easy answer, and the book really got me thinking about what I would do in her situation. I don't agree with what the main character decided, but she had no good solution available, and the book is not about her decision, but really about what someone does...more
Susan Meissner is a new author (to me anyway) whom I stumbled upon while perusing the Chapters.Indigo website one day. Deciding to take a chance, I ordered two of her novels and loved them! Ms. Meissner is a Christian woman's writer but her books are not preachy and don't try to convince you in any way about religion, but rather stories about real life situations minus all the vulgar and inappropriate language that a lot of books seems to contain today.
Claire Holland is a happily married woman...more
Claire Holland is a happily married woman...more
Viewing the same life experiences from two different viewpoints reminds me of the importance of good communication, particularly with those we love. I loved listening in to the main characters' faith struggles and triumphs.
Great book and I am not even a fan of Christian fiction. I loved the story being told by both sides. I read this book rather quickly and couldn't put it down.
If you only have time for one book to read, this is it. An intensely personal, heart-rending story of a mother and her two daughters, one who is conceived as the result of a sexual assault. This book recounts the miracle of how Christ's atonement can transform ugliness and violence into love and hope, and how we can reconcile the God's love with the reality of life. It tells of choices, regrets, dreams, hopes, consequences, and feels very real.
Susan Meissner is my new favorite author. I liked th...more
Susan Meissner is my new favorite author. I liked th...more
Touching story of a married mother of two who is raped and has to decide what to do when she find out she is pregnant. Chronicles both the mother's story and the story of her daughter who was eleven when her mother got assalted. Heartbreaking but also hopeful. Check it out.
Such a heart-breaking story! But beautiful and redeeming, too.
I cried my way through this book. An emotional read!
Nice easy read.
Adoption, family love. Very good book with great Christian themes. Like the author a lot - not your ordinary Christian author.
I enjoyed the first half of this book far more than the second. The narrator shift just didn't work for me.
A must read. This book sucks you in.
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Susan Meissner was born in San Diego, California, the second of three. She spent her childhood in just two houses.
Her first writings are a laughable collection of oddly worded poems and predictable stories she wrote when she was eight.
She attended Point Loma College in San Diego, and married her husband, Bob, who is now an associate pastor and a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves, in 1980. When sh...more
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Her first writings are a laughable collection of oddly worded poems and predictable stories she wrote when she was eight.
She attended Point Loma College in San Diego, and married her husband, Bob, who is now an associate pastor and a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves, in 1980. When sh...more
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“Sometimes asking God for a reason for something is like asking Him why the sky is blue. There is a complex, scientific reason for it, Claire, but most children, including you, are content with knowing it is blue because it is. If we understood everything about everything, we would have no need for faith.”
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